''Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya'' ( ''The king has fallen in love with the queen'') is a 2000 Indian

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film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring

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and

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. This is the second Hindi film after ''

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'' that

has ever acted in. The film commenced after the success of the Hindi version of Mani Ratnam's ''

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'', which featured the same lead pair. However, the release was delayed by three years, until the producers won a

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case filed against them.

Plot

Cast

as Mohit Kumar *

as Manisha Malhotra *

Dilip Dhawan Dilip Dhawan (1955 – 15 February 2000) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his career as a child in '' Sangharsh'' (1968), featuring Dilip Kumar. Dhawan acted in over 50 films. Career He acted as the lead in the film ''Arvin ...

as Rohit Kumar * Vanessa Francis as Raji *

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as Tanu *

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as Mohit's grandmother * Shahbaz Khan * Nawab Shah *

Sushma Seth Sushma Seth (born 20 June 1936) is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She started her career in the 1950s, and was a founder member of the Delhi-based theatre group Yatrik. Her first film was '' Junoon'' in 1978. She is known for pl ...

as Manisha's mother *

Tanvi Azmi Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in '' Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995), ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2015), '' Thappad'' (2020) and ''Tribhanga'' (2021). Early life and career She was born to Marathi-Hindi ...

as Meera Kumar *

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as Balu

Production

Producer Mohan encouraged Rajeev to do this film in Hindi as this plot would have a wider market and Rajeev felt this won't work out in Malayalam because of the fantasy element in the script.

Controversy

The film became controversial for the scene where Manisha plays with the elephant's tail.

Music

Given by

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, with lyrics by

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civili ...

, audio on T-Series.

References

External links

* 2000 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films scored by Jatin–Lalit Films about elephants Indian children's films Films shot in Rajasthan Films based on fairy tales Films directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar 2000s children's films {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub